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Free plan available, paid plans from $6.99/month. Prices are the published USD list prices on the Shopify App Store and exclude usage charges.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free Plan | Free |
| Starter | $6.99/month |
| Essential | $9.99/month |
| Professional | $29.99/month |
The top plan is 4.3× the entry plan, a normal spread — the tiers are most likely gated on volume rather than on features.
From our daily App Store rank tracking and review history — signals a static listing doesn't show.
Measured against the 12 reviewed apps in Countdown timer, where it currently sits at #1 of 12 listings.
| Essential Countdown Timer Bar | Countdown timer median | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5 | 4.95 |
| Reviews | 1,581 | 260 |
That is 6× the review volume of the typical app in this category — the rating is carrying a lot more evidence than most.
We track Shopify App Store search results daily. Essential Countdown Timer Bar currently sits at #1 for “countdown timer essential”, and is in the top 10 for 15 of the terms we track it on.
| Search term | Position | How contested |
|---|---|---|
| countdown timer essential | #1 | Moderate(57/100) |
| timer | #2 | Approachable(38/100) |
| timer bar | #2 | Moderate(41/100) |
| countdown timer | #2 | Approachable(36/100) |
| countdown timer bar | #2 | Moderate(45/100) |
| countdown | #2 | Approachable(39/100) |
| count | #3 | Hard(71/100) |
| sales countdown | #3 | Approachable(39/100) |
| essentials | #3 | Hard(72/100) |
| flash sale | #5 | Hard(66/100) |
| time clock | #5 | Moderate(46/100) |
| urgency | #6 | Moderate(46/100) |
Its most contested win is “essent” at #10, a term we score 74/100 for difficulty — the apps competing for it hold thousands of reviews between them.
Showing its 12 strongest positions of 25 tracked search terms.
The most-reviewed apps in Countdown timer, with their current rating and entry price.
| App | Rating | Reviews | Price from | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost | 4.8 | 1,441 | $9.99/mo | compare |
| Hextom: Countdown Timer Bar | 4.9 | 722 | $9.99/mo | compare |
| GSC Countdown Timer Bar | 4.9 | 519 | — | compare |
| ToastiBar Sales Popup & Proof | 4.9 | 505 | $6.99/mo | compare |
| FoxKit: Upsell & Bundles App | 4.9 | 349 | $19/mo | compare |
| Countdown Timer Bar Samita | 5 | 171 | — | compare |
| Algoshop Promo Countdown Timer | 5 | 83 | $9.90/mo | compare |
| VR Urgency Countdown Timer Bar | 5 | 80 | — | compare |
Built by Essential Apps, on the App Store since February 2022.
Essential Countdown Timer Bar has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6.99 per month. The free tier is normally capped on volume, so check the limit against what your store does today.
Essential Countdown Timer Bar publishes 4 plans: Free Plan (free), Starter at $6.99/month, Essential at $9.99/month, Professional at $29.99/month. These are list prices from the Shopify App Store and exclude any usage-based charges.
Essential Countdown Timer Bar holds 5 out of 5 from 1,581 merchant reviews. That is a large enough sample to take the rating seriously — only about 2% of apps on the store reach 1,000 reviews.
Essential Countdown Timer Bar currently ranks #1 for "countdown timer essential" in Shopify App Store search, based on our daily rank tracking.
The most-reviewed alternatives in Countdown timer are Hextom: Upsell Sales Boost, Hextom: Countdown Timer Bar and GSC Countdown Timer Bar. The comparison table above shows each one's rating, review count and entry price.
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